babyNamedSelim
“sound, whole”
Boy’s name, of Arabic and Turkish origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 362nd
- births in 2023–2025
- 480
- babies born in France
- 1 in 4,274
- +2.7% a year recently
- Stable
- peak year
- 2018
Meaning and origin of Selim
Selim means “sound, whole” and is of Arabic and Turkish origin.
Popularity of Selim in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2018.
- Over recent years, Selim has been stable (+2.7% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Selim every 18 schools, all spellings combined.
Selim in English-speaking countries
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
1,125th boys’ name78 babies in 3 years1 boy in 10,594+14.7% a year
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
1,446th boys’ name13 babies in 3 years1 boy in 13,073
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
168 babies in 3 years1 boy in 30,604−2.6% a year
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Selim and Sélim are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Sélim55
- Selym15
- Célim5
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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